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Anthony Volpe returned with a grand slam, Seattle flipped Texas in the seventh, and Houston won a one-run pitching duel in Philadelphia.

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Final score graphic: Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
MLB · Postgame analysis

Astros 2, Phillies 1: Cam Smith kept the ninth from belonging to Philadelphia

The Astros and Phillies reached the ninth tied, then Cam Smith supplied the one swing that decided a pitching duel.

Final score graphic: Tampa Bay Rays 1, Atlanta Braves 3
MLB · Postgame analysis

Braves 3, Rays 1: Atlanta found the only inning that mattered

The Rays held the game scoreless through seven, but Atlanta's eighth-inning burst turned Pérez's shutout work into a 3-1 win.

Final score graphic: Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 4
MLB · Postgame analysis

Mariners 4, Rangers 3: Julio Rodríguez flipped the seventh

Seattle waited through six brilliant innings from Jacob deGrom, then scored four in the seventh and held on for a 4-3 win.

Final score graphic: Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago White Sox 0
MLB · Postgame analysis

Pirates 2, White Sox 0: Jones and Cruz kept it brutally simple

Jared Jones allowed one hit through seven innings and Oneil Cruz drove in both runs in Pittsburgh's 2-0 win.

Final score graphic: Colorado Rockies 3, New York Yankees 10
MLB · Postgame analysis

Yankees 10, Rockies 3: Anthony Volpe returned with a grand slam

Anthony Volpe returned with a grand slam and five RBI, but the Yankees' six-run seventh was the full mechanism behind a 10-3 win.

Final score graphic: Cincinnati Reds 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 14
MLB · Postgame analysis

Dodgers 14, Reds 1: The fourth inning was rude

Enrique Hernández drove in four, Mookie Betts homered, and Los Angeles put six runs on the board in the fourth inning of a 14-1 win.

Final score graphic: St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 7
MLB · Postgame analysis

Giants 7, Cardinals 6: The six-run eighth stole the night

Bryce Eldridge powered San Francisco's six-run eighth, and the Giants rallied from a five-run deficit to beat St. Louis 7-6.

Final score graphic: New York Mets 15, Miami Marlins 14
MLB · Postgame analysis

Mets 15, Marlins 14: Chaos survived the ninth

Francisco Lindor and Christopher Morel powered New York's 15-run attack, and the Mets held on after Miami scored three times in the ninth.